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LONG DISTANCE PATHS RUNNING THROUGH THE REGION ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN WHITE
 

The Pennine Way, Paddy Dillon - The Pennine Way was the first long-distance path to be created in Britain, back in 1965. It traverses the 'backbone of England', striving to stay high on the moors, yet dropping down to delightful little towns and villages each evening. It has always been a popular trail, rightly regarded as a challenge, running higher and wilder than any other National Trail. Several hundred thousand walkers have walked its 435 kilometres (270 miles) from Derbyshire to the Scottish Borders. On its way from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, the route passes through three national parks and a huge Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Although much of the landscape is high and wild, the route is well provided with accommodation and refreshment stops, in the charming villages in the valley bottoms. This title presents detailed description of the official route, with variants. It is illustrated with photographs throughout the seasons and OS map extracts with full information about accommodation, public transport and other facilities available en route. Published March 10.	South Pennines Walks, Neil Coates - As you walk in today's South Pennines you tread in the footsteps of generations who both endured and created a unique landscape, a millennium of upheavals that has bequeathed to the North a most tantalising and fascinating area to explore and enjoy. This is not just the England beloved of travel posters or programmes, a green & pleasant land of rolling vales, prim villages, bucolic inns and country churches viewed through rose-tinted spectacles. It's so much more than that: a heady combination of heritage etched into the geological skeleton; of moorland wind-riffled into myriad hues; of small farms with pocket-sized pastures rich with wildflowers picked out by a tracery of stone walls; of wooded dales and cloughs hidden in the hills; of hamlets and towns interlaced by causeys and tracks unchanged for centuries; of stunning views and challenging landscapes. On long summer days or crisp winter mornings the mosses and hills remain utterly peaceful despite their proximity to England's most concentrated urban agglomerations. Published March 10.	Durham, North Pennines and Tyne and Wear Walks, Neil Coates - "Pathfinder Guides" are the ideal companion for country walks throughout the British Isles. Clear and easy-to-follow directions are accompanied by detailed maps from Ordnance Survey and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 colour-coded routes to choose from, all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit everyone. Published May 08.
Pennine Way North, Tony Hopkins - The Pennine Way is the 256-mile (412-km) National Trail stretching along the backbone of Britain. This volume features the northern section of the Way, following the Countryside Agency's acorn waymarks from Bowes across the rugged Durham moors, past Hadrian's Wall to Kirk Yetholm, a distance of 129 miles (207 km). This is the complete, official guide for the long distance walker or the weekend stroller. All you need is this one book. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England and Wales and are published in association with Natural England, the official body charged with developing and maintaining the Trails. Published March 07. New Edition May 10 available for pre-order Pennine Way South (National Trail Guides), Tony Hopkins - The southern section of the 256-mile Pennine Way starts at Edale in the heart of the Peak District and runs northwards along the hills, which form the backbone of England, through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park to Bowes on the south-eastern borders of the Lake District. This book provides a full and detailed description of the route accompanied by 1: 25,000 Ordnance Survey maps marked with points of interest along the route. There is information on geology, land use, wildlife and features of historical or archaeological interest as well as a "Useful Information" section giving details of public transport and other facilities along the route. National Trail Guides are published in association with the Countryside Agency, the body responsible for setting up and maintaining these long-distance walking routes in England. Published Feb 07 The Pennine Way, Keith Carter - Britain's best-known National Trail winds for 256 miles over wild moorland and through quiet dales following the backbone of Northern England. Crossing three National Parks - the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland - this superb footpath showcases Britain's finest upland scenery, while touching the literary landscape of the Bronte family and historical legends along Hadrian's Wall. Published Jan 08	FREEDOM TO ROAM South Pennines and the Bronte Moors, Andrew Bibby - Frances Lincoln teams up with Ramblers Association - ardent campaigner for greater public access to open land - to produce a ground-breaking series of Wainwright-sized guides to areas newly opened up to walkers by the Right to Roam legislation now coming into effect. The first five guides explore the rich new opportunities for walkers in the Peak and Pennine region. Each guide includes: An introduction to the area: its landscape, history and natural history; 12 free-range rambles, graded for difficulty, that allow walkers to choose their own route; A full-page 4-colour OS map for each walk; Special features on points of interest chosen to add to walkers' enjoyment of the countryside; Practical information for visitors; A guide to public rights of access. Published Feb 05 Forest of Bowland: With Pendle Hill and West Pennine Moors, Andrew Bibby - description as above. The Pennine Divide: Walking the Moors Between Greater Manchester and Yorkshire, Andrew Bibby - This guide contains directions and maps for twelve new walks through newly opened access land close to the cities of Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. Published Feb 05 For More Freedom to Roam see Peak District Books Yorkshire Moors Books and Yorkshire Dales Books.	Walking in the North Pennines, Paddy Dillon - The North Pennines have often been described as 'England's Last Wilderness' and are certainly among the wildest, bleakest and most remote moorlands in the country. The area is shared by the counties of Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland and is the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England. Famous for its range of arctic/alpine remnant flora and its mineral wealth, this region was once the world's greatest producer of lead, and has a wonderful industrial heritage. This guidebook includes everything from gentle and easy riverside strolls, taking in stunning waterfalls and flowery meadows, to long and rugged moorland walks, including vast areas recently designated as 'access land'. The walks stretch from cosy little towns and villages to bleak and desolate moorlands. Published May 09   Walking on the West Pennine Moors: 30 Walks on the Lancashire Hills, Terry Marsh - The countryside around Blackburn, Darwen, Chorley and Bolton is home to some of the most inspiring and exhilarating walking country. Known as the West Pennine Moors, the area covers over 80 square miles, all of which is easily accessible. The variety and vibrancy of the landscape can be experienced everywhere - through colourful meadows and ancient woodland, across rugged moorland dissected by wooded valleys and next to the many rivers and reservoirs found in the area. This work offers 30 walks that give a selection of both short and easy country rambles and more challenging walks. Published Aug 09 Walk the South Pennines, Clarke Rogerson - A Brand-New walking guide by Manchester author Clarke Rogerson includes a route in and around Middleton, making it an ideal excuse to get out and about. Each of the 35 walks in the book are close enough to home for Middletonians to try them all. Details for each route include information on the walk itself, such as difficulty and time needed, as well as practical information such as the nearest pub and railway station. --Middleton & North Manchester Guardian. Published Jan 06 Pennine Way - the All-in-one Practical Guide for Walkers, Martin Collins - Cicerone's guide to Britain's best-known and often challenging long-distance walk has all the essential information to help you plan and complete the trip. Whether tacked in its entirety over two to three weeks or enjoyed in several short 'bites', this up-to-date guide gives you all the facts on terrain, mileage, maps, accommodation, transport, etc., as well as a comprehensive description of each section of the walk and its points of interest. A list of interconnecting trails makes it possible to devise any number of circular or linear walks using parts of the Pennine Way. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs and OS mapping. Published March 03
A Pennine Journey: From Settle to Hadrian's Wall in Wainwright's Footsteps, David Pitt - In September 1938, A. Wainwright made a solitary walk through the Pennines. The following year he wrote up an account of this walk, which was eventually published in 1986. This illustrated guide, written by members of the Wainwright Society, is a recreation of this walk adapted for today s roads and rights-of-way, taking a route that Wainwright might have chosen if he was planning it today. The route is 247 miles long and divided into 18 stages. With maps and illustrations inspired by the work of the great AW, this labour of love is essential for all those who wish to follow in Wainwright s footsteps. Published June 10.  Available for pre-order.	AA 100 Walks in Northern England - Enjoy the best of the British countryside with this compact, and easy-to-carry walking guide offering highlights of Northern England, its regional and topographical features, plus information on footpath signing, countryside access, walking tips and safety guidelines. The 100 walks cover the area in detail, with the distance of each ranging from two to ten miles depending on the terrain and interest along the way. Town and city strolls may be shorter, depending on the hinterland. Published January 10.	Walker's Yorkshire Dales and South Pennines in a Box, Duncan Peterson - With 40 laminated cards to a box, this is a great twist to a walking guide. Each has a different walk fully described and illustrated. Pocket a card and protective transparent sleeve and enjoy your day out. The varied range of walks covers not only the Yorkshire Dales but the South Pennines as well. Extending as far as the Peak District, the walks are in an ideal situation for all conurbations which run either side of the Pennines. The cards include local points of interest such as flora and fauna, birdlife and historic sites. Walks range from half a day to two days and are suitable for recreational walkers as well as those who enjoy a walking weekend. Published May 10.  Available for pre-order.
Pennine Way Companion: A Pictorial Guide, A Pictorial Guide, A Wainwright - Originally compiled in the 1950s and early 1960s, the Wainwright walking guides are perhaps the most distinctive and unusual guides ever devised. The result of research by their namesake and author over a period of 13 years, the guides have retained their original format and design to this day. The books contain intricate hand drawn sketches by the author, detailing routes of ascent, and gradients of the hills in and around the Lake District and outlying regions. "The Pennine Way Companion" was a further addition to the range of pictorial guides, and details a 270 mile walk from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in Southern Scotland. Published May 04 Pennine Journey - The fascinating story of a solitary walk through the Pennines made by A. Wainwright - legendary fell-walker, artist and author of the "Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells" - in September, 1938. With the world on the brink of war, Wainwright found solace in the desolate moors and the song of larks high above the tranquil landscape. His account - first published fifty years later - is full of a young man's dreams and his thoughts on life and love. Published March 04	Circular Walks Along the Pennine Way, Kevin Donkin - The Pennine Way is still Britain's, longest, most popular and most renowned long-distance path. For those disinclined to tackle it in one go, or to face the bother of organizing transportation back to base, "Circular Walks from the Pennine Way" presents a series of fifty circular walks along and around the route. All of them can be accomplished in a day; all of them finish where they started. Completing the Pennine Way in one go will inevitably mean missing some of the best views, as the weather will certainly descend sooner or later to obscure the landscape. This book allows Pennine Way veterans the chance to revisit such sections in fine weather. Alternatively, you can set about ticking off the fifty walks, sure in the knowledge that by the finish you will not only have completed the whole of the Pennine Way, you will have also have gained a deeper appreciation of this wonderful part of the English Countryside. Published Aug 06.	Walk! The South Pennines, (CD Rom), Clarke Rogerson - A Brand-New walking guide by Manchester author Clarke Rogerson includes a route in and around Middleton, making it an ideal excuse to get out and about this spring. Each of the 35 walks in the book are close enough to home for Middletonians to try them all. Details for each route include information on the walk itself, such as difficulty and time needed, as well as practical information such as the nearest pub and railway station.  There's plenty of interest along the way; something for everyone including art, archaeology, bird watching, botany, industrial and landscape history.  Add the promise of real ale served in more than a few pubs and local food cooked on the premises, and you have walking utopia. 35 fully detailed walking routes all accessible by the cheap rail ticket. Every route includes; walking route summary, ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo risk, fully detailed walk description including frequent timings to aid navigation, GPS waypoints for pin-point navigational accuracy, full colour Ordnance Survey licensed mapping. A unique book of 35 walking adventures, all accessible on the Greater Manchester rail network, just waiting for you to discover them. Published November 09.
The Teesdale Way, Martin Collins and Paddy Dillon - This is a fully updated, full-colour edition of this guide. "The Teesdale Way" explores the course of the River Tees for exactly 100 miles from its source in the Cumbrian North Pennines to its outlet at Middlesbrough on the north-east coast. This is a delightful walk through unmatched river scenery including historic sites, SSSIs, pretty villages, woods, rolling farmland and wetlands. Passing as it does from remote Pennine moorland, through traditional Dales towns and finally to Teeside's industrial heartland, the Teesdale Way gives us a fascinating cross-section of the region's social, cultural and economic life. The Way is divided into eight stages of moderate walking and takes about a fortnight to complete, including exploration on all the interesting features, or much less for the more determined walker. The author has included plenty of information on terrain, wildlife and history, accommodation, transport and refreshment, together with a final chapter outlining 10 circular walks around various parts of the Tees for smaller excursions. Detailed sketch maps and photographs accompany each section, together with a mileage chart and useful addresses. Published April 05	The Pennine Bridleway: Derbyshire to the South Pennines, Sue Viccars - The Pennine Bridleway, when complete, will run for about 350 miles (560km), and will be Britain's first purpose-built, long-distance bridleway. This book covers the southernmost section of the Bridleway, the first to be opened, starting near Buxton, in the heart of the Peak District National Park, and running north to the moors of the southern Pennines to the east of Hebden Bridge, where it splits into two to form the 47-mile (75km) Mary Towneley Loop, which has already established itself as a popular trail for horse-riders and mountain bikers. It offers a spectacular trail through some of the finest countryside in the north-west of England while being easily accessible from the region's populous towns and cities. This book is the complete guide to this section of the Bridleway. It contains: a detailed description of the entire route, split into convenient sections; 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey maps for each section marked with points of special interest; colour photographs and features on local history, landscape, wildlife, geology and land use; details of facilities for horse-riders and cyclists; and information on travel, accommodation and facilities such as Tourist Information Centres and Youth Hostels, and contact details for other useful organizations. Published May 04	South Pennine Walks, Thirty Circular Walks, J Keighley - For the purpose of this guidebook the term 'South Pennines' is taken to refer to the expanse of hill country that straddles the Lancashire/Yorkshire border between the Yorkshire Dales and Peak National Parks. These 30 circular walks range from four to eight and a half miles and explore an area of remarkably varied and contrasting landscapes. They have been selected to delight both experienced and novice walkers, and vary from simple valley strolls (ideal as family half-day rambles) to more challenging moorland expeditions. Hand-written and profusely illustrated in Jack Keighley's highly distinctive style, each walk description contains parking information; a meticulously detailed map and concise route directions all together on the same page; a general description of the terrain, and notes on features of interest. Published June 04
Pennine Walkies: Boogie Up the Pennine Way, Mark Wallington - Following other books featuring long-distance walks with Boogie, the mongrel from hell, the author tackles the Pennine Way with a new Boogie, who at first appears - misleadingly - to be a much trendier and more wholesome incarnation. Published June 97	The Pennine Way: Backbone of England, Tony Hopkins - A large format, illustrated celebration of Britain's most famous long distance footpath. Background text provides the reader with information on landscape, flora, fauna, agriculture and rural life along the route. Published May 05 Bronte Way, Paul Hannon - 45 miles through the Pennines based on Haworth. Published May 02.	The Mary Townley Loop: A Pocket Guide to the 48 Mile Loop of the Pennine Bridleway for Horseriders, Cyclists and Walkers, Forest of Rossendale Bridleways Association. Published May 04
Yorkshire Dales, Moors and Fells: A Walker's Guide to the Heart of the Pennines, Paul Hannon. Limited availability. Published May 00	Peak and Pennine Country, W A Poucher - The author took many photographs during his life of walking in Britain's hills. This book focuses on the area that runs along the Pennines, from Dovedale in the South to Hadrian's Wall in the North. The book is arranged so that walkers or car travellers can follow the photographs in sequence. Published May 91. Limited availability.	Mini Treks in the North Pennines, Sheila Gordon. Published Aug 99 South Pennines (Dalesman Walking Guides), John Gillham. Limited availability. Published March 96 Also: Bowland and South Pennines, a Hillwalker's Companion, John Gillham Limited availability. Published Sept 90
Walking in the South Pennines, Gladys Sellers - Overshadowed by the Yorkshire Dales to the north and the Peak District to the south, the moors and valleys of the south Pennines have suffered undue neglect. Yet this is an area of stark beauty, rich in history and literature, and fine walking country. Gladys Sellers, one of the best known guidebook writers in the north, has compiled a guide which includes every aspect of this fascinating countryside. There are over 128 walks to delight the connoisseur. The south Pennine landscape is one of hills and mills, sometimes more mills than hills. Both are interwoven in a mesh that is the very essence of this landscape, unique in the British Isles. Its strength lies in the contrast between the mill towns (though no longer satanic and under a pall of smoke) and their surrounding green valleys, where many an ancient hamlet lies, seamed by deep-cut wooded cloughs and topped by the ever present moors. Its lack of stately homes and parklands is off-set by the many fine yeoman farmers' and clothiers' houses, and often enough by the very mills themselves. Some of them are old enough to seem picturesque and many have real architectural merit. This fascinating landscape, fashioned more by the hand of man than nature, has evolved over the last seven or eight centuries from the hunting forest of the Norman barons - the rise and fall of the textile industry just set the final stamp upon it. It offers a vast amount of varied and interesting walking to the moderate walker. Limited availability. Published March 92	Southern Pennines, Paul Hannon - 22 walks of between 3 and 9 miles, including Holmfirth, Marsden, Saddleworth, Littleborough. Info on pubs, toilets, parking etc. Limited availability. Published March 99 West Pennine Walks, Mike Cresswell - Bolton's Mike Cresswell is renowned for the accuracy of his instructions and his impish humour. In this second edition he has re-walked every single one of his routes exploring the countryside of the delightful West Pennine area. Published July 98. Limited availability. South Pennines - 25 walks, John Manning - This practical guide presents 25 walks through the South Pennines. The carefully selected local walks are accompanied by easy-to-use maps and colour photographs. Published Nov 97. Limited availability.	Lake to Lake Walk, Alistair Wallace - Only rarely does a valid new walk appear. "The Lake To Lake" is one such walk. It represents the first long distance trek in this country since Wainwright's Coast To Coast, many years ago. It begins at Lake Windermere in the Cumbrian Lake District and traverses the magnificent north Pennines before ending at Kielder Reservoir in Northumberland. During its 166 miles progress it takes in some of the most beautiful unspoilt countryside in the country and visits a cornucopia of small towns and long forgotten settlements, all with a fascinating history to be revealed. Its originator, Alistair Wallace, has already been hailed as 'the new Wainwright' and this book can only enhance his reputation further. With two books already behind him, The Weardale Way and The Dales Way Walk, he set about researching this walk over two years ago, looking at over 500 maps and confirming ancient rights of way. The result is a walk which has been thoroughly tried and tested, which should quickly establish itself as one of the most popular long-distance walks in the country. Limited availability. Published Nov 99
Trans-Pennine Way, Paul Hannon - A guide to a long distance trail, 100 miles in length and with the concept of a walk across the Pennines, from the westernmost extremity to the easternmost. Limited availability. Published March 99. Trans Pennine Trail, Richard Peace - A guide to facilities and attractions along the trans-Pennine trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Limited availability.  Published March 05 West Pennine Moors, Paul Hannon - 22 walks of between 4 and 9 miles. Info on pubs, toilets, parking etc. Limited availability. Published Jan 98 Alston and Allendale in the North Pennines, Paul Hannon - Part of the 'Walking Country' series of walking guides, this title features 22 circular walks in the North Pennines, within England's largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is a practical guide with route descriptions, sketch maps, illustrations and much background information. Limited availability. Published June 04	South Pennine Ring, Roly Smith - This tourist map covers the Rochdale Canal between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, the Calder and Hebble Navigation between Sowerby Bridge and Cooper Bridge Junction, the Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals between Cooper Bridge Junction and Ashton-Under-Lyne and the Ashton Canal between Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester. The waterway corridors are featured at 1:60,000 showing facilities available to the boat user, with details of boatyards, maximum recommended craft dimensions, boat hire and boat trip operators. There is an introduction to the history of the Rochdale and Huddersfield Canals, a selection of features of interest to look out for and diagrammatic sections along each waterway in the ring. Detailed plans of Manchester, Rochdale, Sowerby Bridge, Huddersfield, Marsden and Uppermill at 1:15,000 show streets, paths, shopping areas, canal facilities and places of interest. Limited availability. Published April 03 The South Pennine Ring, John Lower - a 70 mile circuit of canals. Limited availability. Published Aug 98	Hills of the Midlands and South Pennines, The, A Guide to Summits Under 2000ft - Alasdair Dibb - The Midlands and South Pennines are where the English Lowlands give way to the mountains of the north and west. In both the Welsh Marches and southern Pennine moors, this landscape of contrast contains both the wooded hills and grass scarplands of the south together with the high moorlands and cragged uplands of Wales and Northern England. This volume describes the ascent of each of the distinct summits across the region that are below 2000 feet in altitude. With route maps and photographs, the walks in this book range from gentle strolls to rewarding hikes. It is divided into five sections, each one beginning with an explanation of the area's geology to enhance walkers' understanding of the landscape they are exploring. It also contains an introduction and advice on footpaths and rights of way, plus tips on hill safety and conditions for both the novice and experienced walker alike. It provides information on the hill names, details of local accommodation and a list of contacts. Limited availability. Published May 02

MORE MAPS Pennine Way: South Part 1, Map and Guide - Gladys Sellers. Published Oct 05 Pennine Way: North Part 2. Published Oct 05 Pennine Bridleway: Derbyshire to South Pennines, Harvey. Published June 04 Pennine Way South (Walker's Route S), Harvey - Edale to Horton in Ribblesdale. Published Feb 05 Pennine Way Central (Walker's Route S), Harvey - Horton in Ribblesdale to Greenhead. Published Feb 05 Pennine Way North (Walker's Route S), Harvey - Greenhead to Kirk Yetholm. Published Feb 05 Trans Pennine Trail: Irish Sea-Yorkshire, Map 1 West. Published Feb 07. Limited availability. Trans Pennine Trail: Derbyshire &  Yorkshire, Map 2 Central Published Feb 07. Limited availability. Trans Pennine Trail: Yorkshire - North Sea, Map 3 East Published Feb 07. Limited availability.

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